Can I put on a 180/55/17 instead of the stock 190/50/17 tire size on the 2009 FZ1?
I am sure someone will be curious as to why I would want to do that. The reason is I am thinking of riding the Denali Highway in Alaska later this year, and want to put on Continental TK70/TK80 tires for the...
New Pilot Road tire available starting 2018! Michelin decided to drop the Pilot from the Pilot Road series and now are calling them just plain ol' Road.
This is the Michelin Road 5:
Road 5 marketing PDF
Motorcycle.com write-up
They sure do look cool! I want to try 'em!
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We finally found a buyer for the purple beast. He came over last night and bought it... absolutely loved it and might even keep it Purple. I gave him links to the forums as well as the FB page so it might turn up in a few places if he does social media. He got a great deal on it as I priced...
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Reviews are starting to come out for Avon's new sport touring tire, the Spirit ST. I've not had a positive experience with Avon tires in the past but it's always nice to see the ST category get even more competition.
MCN's thoughts...
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My first video with the GoPro setup.
Short ride from Sugar Bottom State Park to the Coralville Dam. Nothing too crazy. Got to be cautious with campers and boats coming in and out of the park areas. The road in between is littered with hidden driveways, regular drive ways and is a chip seal...
Who else is going to the Moto America races at Road America this June???
http://www.roadamerica.com/buy-tickets/motoamerica-superbike-doubleheader.html
I have a almost new seat for FZ1 made by Dirt Road Eddie. I cannot describe how nice these seats are. He has all the other expensive seats beat by a long way. Super nice craftsmanship and quality. Very comfortable. $175 plus shipping. Includes front and rear. Maybe 100 miles on them. Flawless...
With fall in full swing and a rare warm Thanksgiving weekend coming, I planned a long day (Dawn till Dusk) ride as a sort of Grand Finale to the season. Most of the time trying to get my ridding buddies together for a ride is akin to herding cats, but they must have sensed the impending end to...
A last minute overnight trip to clean up some unfinished business from my short trip this year.
Report to come but here is the teaser.
Logan's Pass on the Going to The Sun Road.
The Route:
About 900 kms for the 2 days.
Went for the Sydney/Central Coast ride last Sunday. Took off up the road and thought WTF I've stuffed the gearbox? Had to return the shifter to the middle with my foot to shift the next time. I was thinking the spring/s had broken or something. Stopped to look and remembered that I had recently...
Prelude
This has been a tumultuous season so far with so many plans come and gone like the shifting winds of a forest fire. Just when you think you have the situation under control another shift in circumstances and it’s time for a new plan. I cannot remember a time in my adult life when the...
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My friend and I loaded our bikes on a trailer, drove to Colorado and met a friend who lives there. We rode up in the mountains for three days and experienced the best roads and scenery ever. On our drive to Colorado, the trailer lighting harness stopped working, so with some quick thinking...
After scuttled vacation plans and having a paid campsite reservation a couple of friends agreed to join me for a quick out and back weekend trip. The plan was to run the canal route from Carseland to Vauxhall then run back roads the remainder. It just so happened to be mostly the TCAT (Trans...
I learned long ago that everything is subject to change, especially weather, and this past weekend was no exception to that rule. I had carefully watched the weather forecast for weeks and true to form, as the weekend loomed the forecast tanked. I had planned a run into Montana to escape the zoo...
I was riding the Tenere in Lancaster PA today and I was coming up to an old house where the front of the house starts where the road ends (no sidewalk or room in between the house and road). Then from about ten feet up I see this horse running full blast on his hind legs at me pulling a buggy...
Yesterday was an exceptionally beautiful day for October...I think we set a record high. So having the day off, John & I decided to pull out the dirt bikes and check out Rampart Range Rd. since they just re-opened it.
When we bought the dirt bikes, our plan was tho go up to RRR because the...
Actually, I've already started it. It isn't really a secret ride but I don't think anyone else really wants to visit my parents north of Brisbane.
Google Maps tells me it should only be about 941km door to door which is doable in a day if you push. I have a route that will be at least 1500km...
**This was a somewhat impromptu ride and I happened to still have my camera in my tank bag from last weekend's overnight ride to Durango/Pagosa Springs.
My original plans for this weekend where for Mrs. Clovis and I to ride 2 up to Glenwood Springs with a CSC group and enjoy some R&R but my...
Here is another awesome Motorcycle video by Jaco.
It's got everything including road bikes, dirt bikes, stunting, road racing, MotoGP etc.
If you've got a spare 20 or so minutes to kill, it's well worth a look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULL7Nmek1Sw